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Chapter 24: Not For Sale
A woman in her twenties with a comb in her hair came out.
The woman's head, neck, and wrists are all covered with gold jewelry. All the gold is a dazzling sight to see.
Embarrassment flashed over Wen Jiagui's face, then his eyes saw the He Shou Wu that Wen Chun took out. The He Shou Wu was long, round and plump, with reddish-brown skin and uniform color. He had only seen such a large piece once in his many years at the pharmacy, and it had been a tribute gift! And it wasn't as good as this one.
There are nine celestial herbs in the medicinal material world: Ginseng, Dendrobium, Snow Lotus, Cordyceps sinensis, Cephalotox root, Poria cocos, Ganoderma lucidum from deep in the mountain, Sea Pearl, and Cistanche are all very valuable medicinal materials.
But this He Shou Wu is definitely over a hundred and twenty years old.
"Second Sister, look, this He Shou Wu is more than a hundred years old. I have never seen such a good specimen. It's not an exaggeration to give a good price!"
Tan Pan'er glanced down at it. This is...the hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu they had been searching for!
They finally found one!
She was excited in her heart, but this excitement was quickly suppressed: "Two copper coins per catty, do you want to sell or not?! Don't hinder us from doing business."
What? Two copper coins per catty? Black lines fell across Wen Jiagui's face after hearing this: "Second Sister, ordinary He Shou Wu needs more than ten to twenty copper coins per catty to purchase. Only offering two copper coins per catty for such good He Shou Wu, you are deliberately pushing good medicinal materials outside. ."
"I don't care. Our store only accepts He Shou Wu for two copper coins per catty! They can sell it or not. Humph, I have never seen such big He Shou Wu. Who knows if it is genuine or not? Besides, they always come to grab medicine on weekdays. Brother-in-law, you always give them a price lower than the purchase price. Don’t think I don’t know! Can’t they sell you this He Shou Wu at a cheaper price?"
"What nonsense are you talking about, when has this shop's account and the number in the account failed to match?"
Wen Jiagui blushed after hearing this. He was worried the two children would be uncomfortable. He did not tell them that although he usually gives them a low price, he made up for the difference himself.
It’s just that this matter has been kept secret from Fourth Brother and his family, and it is naturally not easy to say it now, lest they are embarrassed and stressed in their hearts and dare not come to buy medicine in the future.
Then things will be even more difficult for Fourth Brother's family.
Since he has this ability, he naturally wants to help, and help others to the end!
Wen Jiagui directly put the He Shou Wu back in the bag and handed it to Wen Chun: "Brother Chun, Sister Nuan, our pharmacy has already ordered a batch of He Shou Wu. It will be here tomorrow. There is no shortage for the time being. You can take it to the county. Let's auction it at the auction house!"
He knows that Liu Yuanwai’s family is looking everywhere for a hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu, and they will definitely bid on it.
The price of He Shou Wu cannot be compared with ginseng, but one hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu can still be sold for a good price, and there is no fixed price for this century old medicinal material. With good luck it can auction for a high amount, definitely no less than twelve taels!
Tan Pan'er's face changed after hearing this. This brought in son-in-law is always stuck between families, always thinking of helping his old home, and specifically going against her!
Can't it be cheaper to collect?
Liu Yuanwai’s family is looking for top quality hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu.
Last time, in order to catch the military supply line, she privately overpaid to obtain a batch of high-quality wound medicine for the military camp.
Unexpectedly, her husband had shallow eyelids and wanted to make money. Among the batch of wound medicines given to the army, the Panax ginseng was a moldy and diluted product from previous years. This will definitely affect the efficacy of hemostatic treatment, and I don’t know if it will cause wounds to fester.
She is worried that something will happen sooner or later, and is looking everywhere for He Shou Wu to earn favor with Liu Yuanwai.
Liu Yuanwai’s younger brother is a military doctor in the barracks.
First establish a relationship by gaining favor. Then there will be someone to help cover up the moldy Panax ginseng. Also, the barracks always need a lot of wound medicine. Will you need to worry about not making money in the future?
So she definitely wants to win this He Shou Wu!
"Brother-in-law, this is wrong of you. The He Shou Wu for the shop will only arrive tomorrow. Now someone wants to sell it, why don't you accept it? No wonder this pharmacy's business has been getting worse and worse in recent years. Is this what you do? It's nothing more than your improper shop-keeping!"
Wen Nuan and Wen Chun glanced at each other: Although Second Uncle is the eldest son-in-law of the owner of the pharmacy, he is not a good shopkeeper!
In the past, he subsidized his family for medicines, which probably made his father-in-law’s family dissatisfied.
Wen Nuan was just about to speak, but Wen Jiagui preemptively said: “I have done my best by this pharmacy and have a clear conscience! The pharmacy's business has been bad in recent years. Who is always shoddy and brings back inferior goods? It's destroyed the reputation of the pharmacy. Isn't that why things have become like this?”
Doing business should be fair and just. This He Shou Wu root is obviously a premium product. The age is definitely more than one hundred and twenty years. It is very rare and precious. If you take it to other pharmacies, everyone would be rushing to collect it. Isn't this bullying?
He doesn’t bully people whether he buys or sells in business! Because business is not a one-off matter, only long-term integrity management can become lifelong support!
Tan Pan’er’s eyes flickered. In the past few years, the pharmacy’s business has plummeted because of her husband, who is always greedy to save money by bringing inferior goods back, which affects their reputation and causes the pharmacy to lose money.
She is a little bit in the wrong, and she worried that Wen Jiagui, who had already turned his arm out, would really let these two poor ghosts sell the He Shou Wu to another house.
Then she can just wait for the east window affair to be exposed, and she and her husband will be miserable!
That way, Dad will pass the medicine shop on to this person surnamed Wen.
She put on an innocent face and said, “I’ve never seen such a big He Shou Wu and thought it was a fake. Sometimes I just don't understand these medicinal materials. But we can only offer one or two taels at most! Can't be more! Isn't it just some bad street He Shou Wu?! "
Tomorrow, she will give this piece of He Shou Wu to Liu Yuanwai, and establish a good relationship with his family.
Wen Nuan did not miss the change in her expression. The woman's eyes flickered, and it was obvious that she was calculating something. The only thing that can be calculated right now is this He Shou Wu, otherwise she will not go from deliberately making things difficult to giving in.
Wen Nuan had some guesses in her heart, but she wanted to prove her thoughts.
She smiled and said: "Second Uncle, I just wanted to show you how old this He Shou Wu was. We don’t plan to sell it. I’m not in good health, so I’ll bring it back home in case of emergencies."
"It doesn't matter if you don't sell it, it's not easy to find a hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu. Take it back! Let it be an heirloom!"
Tan Pan'er went breathless! This brought in son-in-law!
He doesn't even help her, this is too much!
"Second Uncle, we will leave now."
Wen Jiagui wanted to buy some steamed buns for the two children, but his sister-in-law was here, so he can't walk away. Otherwise, she would say that he was lazy in front of the old man. Wen Jiagui could only say: "Okay, be careful on the road."
"Okay." Wen Chun tied up the sack, and the two turned around to leave.
Tan Pan'er was bitter in her heart, but felt like she had to lower her head: "It turns out this He Shou Wu is indeed a hundred and twenty years old! I really did not have the judgment of a Taishan Beidou just now. I have never seen a hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu before. Now that I've seen it, let’s do this, two and half silver taels per catty. Our pharmacy will buy it, and it will be the treasure of all the town shops!"
The corners of Wen Jiagui’s mouth twitched. A hundred and twenty year old He Shou Wu can be such a treasure? They already have two hundred year old ginseng as the treasure of their town's shops.
Wen Nuan didn't want to sell it any more, she wanted to see how far this woman would go.
She decided to leave it to Wen Jiagui later, maybe she can help her second uncle.
Just treat it as if they didn't hear her and walk away quickly.
Tan Pan'er saw that they were really leaving, and after two steps, she gritted her teeth and said: "I'll buy it for three taels of silver per catty!"
"Not for sale." Wen Nuan took Wen Chun away without looking back.
Tan Pan'er became angry and couldn't help but blame Wen Jiagui: "Brother-in-law, why don't you accept such good He Shou Wu? Don't you want the shop to do well?"
Wen Jiagui said in a huff: "In the beginning, you used two copper coins to collect people's He Shou Wu worth many silver taels. Isn't it normal for people not to sell?"
After speaking, he ignored her and continued to settle the accounts.
Tan Pan'er was angry, she looked at Wen Jiagui and snorted coldly.
Just wait, she has a way to get him to collect this first grade He Shou Wu.
At this time, a middle-aged man with a big belly and a little bald head walked in.
The man came in with a worried look, as if something was bothering him.
He Shou Wu: root of Polygonum multiflorum, multi-purposeful herb in Chinese medicine, said to nourish blood, strengthen muscles, promote vitality, treat various ailments, etc.
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